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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 376756" data-attributes="member: 1">September 18, 2002 (Renton, Wash.) - Wizards of the Coast, Inc. one of the world's premier book publishers of fantasy series fiction, and a subsidiary of Hasbro Inc. (NYSE:HAS), today announced they have reached an agreement with Sovereign Press, Inc., to partner on novels and d20 gaming product supplements based on the Dragonlance® fantasy setting.  Sovereign Press authors, including New York Times best-selling author Margaret Weis and veteran game industry writer Don Perrin, will pen the upcoming Dragonlance Campaign Setting hardcover rules book, which Wizards of the Coast will publish and distribute.  Weis and Perrin will also write Dragonlance novels to be published and distributed by Wizards of the Coast, and Sovereign Press has licensed the rights to publish roleplaying game accessories for the Dragonlance Campaign Setting.  Financials terms of the deals were not disclosed.  For more information on Sovereign Press, contact the Lazear Agency at (715) 531-0012.Under the terms of the deal, Wizards of the Coast will publish a trilogy of Dragonlance novels written by Margaret Weis and Don Perrin.  The trilogy will be set in Taladas, a continent on the Dragonlance world that has never before been explored in Dragonlance novels.  Additionally, Sovereign Press will write and distribute Dragonlance roleplaying game (RPG) accessories that follow up on the publication and release of the Dragonlance Campaign Setting scheduled for release in Summer 2003."Loyal and supportive fans of the Dragonlance series can rejoice in knowing that their favorite novels will not only continue but there will also be high-quality roleplaying materials available for them," said Mary Kirchoff, vice president of Publishing for Wizards of the Coast.  "In teaming with Margaret and Don, we have positioned ourselves to return to our Dragonlance roots by utilizing their vast game industry experience and Dragonlance world knowledge."Margaret Weis states: "One of the reasons that Sovereign Press was chosen to bring out the Dragonlance d20 RPG is that we have demonstrated with Sovereign Stone that we can successfully develop a complete campaign world, with support product, set within the d20 System(tm). The Sovereign Stone product line has been incredibly successful, as evidenced by a fourth printing of the Campaign Sourcebook."Sovereign Press, owned by Margaret Weis and her husband Don Perrin, publishes both roleplaying products and miniature historical wargaming rules.  Weis, the author of 15 Dragonlance novels, most recently was on the prestigious New York Times list with the June release of Dragons of a Vanished Moon, the novel that transformed entire areas of the Dragonlance setting and brought the world-shaking War of Souls epic to a close.  Many roleplaying gamers will recognize Perrin from his work on the critically acclaimed Sovereign Stone d20 campaign world and as part of the publishing team of historical wargaming rules.  Located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, Sovereign Press is best known as the publisher of the Sovereign Stone campaign setting utilizing the d20 System, a product line tied to the best-selling Sovereign Stone novels by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.   Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS), is the worldwide market share leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game categories.  A leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products, the company holds an exclusive patent on the method of playing trading card games (TCGs) and produces the world's best-selling Pokémon® and Magic: The Gathering® TCGs.  Publisher of adventure games, family card and board games and electronic media products.  Wizards of the Coast is also one of the world's premier book publishers of fantasy series fiction whose novels have made numerous appearances on The New York Times best-seller list and have sold millions of copies worldwide.  For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast® website at wizards.com.Pokémon is a trademark of Nintendo.WOTC, the WOTC logo, MTG, and Dragonlance are registered trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc.d20 System is a trademark of WOTC, Inc.  ©2002 Wizards.</blockquote>

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